Opinion
Bus Service Needs Investment Rather Than Neglect
Transit is at a crossroads. The pandemic upended a period of growing ridership and service that saw Seattle lead the nation in both the...
Sparse Frequencies Limit Potential of Metro’s Proposed RapidRide G Bus Reshuffle
RapidRide G Line will have lots of capacity during the day, but evenings and connections get dicey.
Next year, the Seattle Department of Transportation...
Let’s Try to be Optimistic for Once, Seattle
Any frequent reader of The Urbanist knows that we have a long and painstakingly catalogued list of gripes with Seattle. From the completely avoidable...
What We Know About Sound Transit’s Alternatives to a Chinatown Station
It ain't much, but that's all the Board's going on too.
This week, the Sound Transit Board of Directors will be deciding on preferred Ballard...
Sound Transit is Not Ready for Its Big Chinatown Station Decision
At a public meeting on Thursday afternoon, the Sound Transit Board of Directors intend to select preferred station locations for the light rail system's...
The Next ‘Big One’ Could Mean Big Displacement for Seattle’s Black Population
This op-ed originally was published by the South Seattle Emerald.
On February 28th, 2001, I was in middle school, in the computer lab. I remember...
Legislature Abandons Rent Stabilization Push
Partnering with Republicans on housing supply may have helped doom tenant legislation.
Last Wednesday marked a major deadline for bills in the Washington State Legislature,...
Images from Ballard Commons’ Reopening, in All Its Imperfect Glory
On Saturday, the fences came down and the green space at the center of Ballard was reopened. Closed in December 2021 so the city...